Clinch plate



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CLINCH PLATE Filed March 5', 1947 Z WM /275/ v ai 4H Arroaua Patented ug. 3Q, 1949 Elbert W. Allen, deceased, late of Belgium, Wis., by Mayme B. Allen, executrix, Belgium, Wis.

Application March 5, 1947, Serial No. 732,431

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in clinch plates and shoe constructions employing the improved plates.

It is the object of the invention to improve on the construction shown in Patent Number 1,828,453, granted October 20, 1931. It is proposed to improve the clinch plate there shown by closing the gap at the forward end oi said plate and extending one side of the plate along the outside of the shoe into the shank portion thereof. The purpose of closing the open end of the U-shaped clinch plate shown in the patent is to provide for additional nails to better anchor the forward portion of the heel, which has heretofore tended to gap downwardly from the sole due to lack of support. A further object of closing the gap of the prior art clinch plate is to render the clinch plate less freely yieldable under the impact of nails used to attach the heel, the same objective being further served by extending one side of the clinch plate into the shank of the shoe. The short side ofthe clinchplatereceives support from the cross connection at the front of the heel, while the longr side of the clinch plate receives support by reason of its extension beneath the inseam ridge.

It is a further object of the invention to provide improved means for anchoring the clinch plate against relative displacement pending completion of the shoe.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in longitudinal section through a shoe embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view in perspective of my improved clinch plate.

Fig. 4 is a View taken in section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

As in the disclosure of former Patent Number 1,828,453, the shoe is of conventional Goodyear welt construction, comprising an outsole IB, upper II, and insole I2. The upper II, insole I2, and a welt I3 are stitched together to provide the usual inseam ridge at I4. The welt, in turn, is stitched to the outsole I0. The space between the insole and outsole, and within the inseam ridge I4, is lled with a plastic cushion I5 which may comprise ground cork, or the like, bound together by a suitable adhesive.

A heel, which may comprise a ply I6 of leather and a tread Il of rubber, is secured to the sole II) by means of nails at I8. In the lasting of the shoe, beforethe outsole is applied, the clinch plate I9 is set in place upon the inseam ridge I4 as shown in Fig. 2. It is preferably anchored adhesively at 20 and 2I. This may conveniently be done by dipping its elongated free end 22 and its corner portion 23 in asphalt, or any other suitable adhesive material which will hold the plate I9 securely in place pending the application of the outsole.

In accordance with the present invention, my improved clinch plate I9 not only extends around the heel seat in the form of a horseshoe, but has, at the outside of the shoe, a forward extension 22 into the shank portion of the shoe. Its shorter side portion 23 instead of terminating at the breast of the heel, is provided with a lateral extension 24 across the shoe, and an integral connection at 25 with the longer side 22 of the clinch plate. It is, of course, important to maintain the soft cushioned effect of the iiller I5 at the heel seat, and, accordingly, the large opening 26 is retained in the clinch plate through which the cushion penetrates to rest directly upon the outsole. Because of the use of adhesive anchoring means, and because both of the forward ends 0f the horseshoe are relatively non-yielding as a result of the construction disclosed, a somewhat larger opening at 26 is provided than was the case in the clinch plate disclosed in the former patent above identified.

When the outsole is lasted in place, it is no longer possible for the clinch plate to slip from position. It is now adapted to turn the points of the heel-securing nails I8, and to receive and turn the points of additional nails at IBI located across the front or breast of the heel.

The forward extension 22 and the cross section 24 not only rigidify the clinch plate and enable it better to perform its clinching function, but they provide an improved form of arch support for the shoe which will either replace, or supplement, the stiifeners more conventionally used along the center line of the shank.

What is claimed is:

1. In a Goodyear welt shoe having an inseam ridge, a heel seat, an outsole, an insole, a shank portion and a cushion between said soles, a metal clinch plate having a U-shaped rear portion extending about the heel seat beneath the inseam ridge, a long side providing a forward extension into the shank portion between said soles, and a short side having an integral transverse connection forwardly of the heel seat and transversely of the shoe to the long side, a heel, and fastening means for the heel extending through the outsole and clinched against said plate, said fastening means including at least one nail disposed centrally adjacent a forward portion of said heel and clinched against the transverse connection aforesaid.

2. The device of claim 1 in which said clinch plate is provided with cementitious means connecting its short side and its extension respectively wth the inseam ridge and ller.

MAYME B. ALLEN. Emecutrin: of the Last Will and Testament of Elbert W. Allen, Deceased.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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